One day a wise man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got (31) he called out to the young man, “Good morning! What are you doing?”

    The young man (32), looked up and replied, “Throwing starfishes into the sea.”

    “Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea?”

    “The sun is up and the (33) is going away. And if I don’t throw them in they’ll (34).”

    “But, young man, don’t you (35) that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’t(36) make a difference!”

    The young man (37) politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that (38).”

There is something very (39) in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future. We must each find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the (40) will be better.     31. C32. B33. A34. B35. B36. A37. D38. D39. A40. D

31. A. better B. farther C. closer D. faster

    32. A. continued B. stopped C. watched D. answered

    33. A. water B. wind C. boat D. fish

    34. A. leave B. die C. run D. lose

    35. A. believe B. realize C. expect D. guess

    36. A. possibly B. hardly C. especially D. fortunately

    37. A. replied B. argued C. spoke D. listened

    38. A. day B. time C. place D. one

    39. A. special B. brave C. strange D. lucky

40. A. family B. village C. country D. world

George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave（奴隶）. When he was still a baby, his mother was dead. He was kept by his master.

     All his life George loved __31___. When he was only seven years old, he already knew so __32__about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”.

George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no __33___for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allowed __34___children to attend school. He studied in Misscari and kanses __35___he finished high school. All this time he had to work to __36___his own expenses(费用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.

In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a ___37__ of plants. He began to study agriculture. After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George ___38___. He had other __39___. He started an agricultural organization for black students in Ala----.

In those days, many __40__in the south grew only cotton. This was __41__to the soil(土壤). After a while the __42____would not grow well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmer in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the __43___. Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.

George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was ___44__ “The wizard(奇才) of Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the __45___of 79

31. A. animals          B. plants           C. buildings   D. photos

32. A. much             B. many         C. little      D. few

33. A. house            B. farm             C. hospital         D. school

34. A. brown            B. yellow           C. black            D. white

35. A. when        B. until        C. for              D. since

36. A. cost        B. spend        C. pay              D. take

37. A. love        B. hate             C. question    D. surprise

38. A. accepted         B. refused      C. understood  D. cared

39. A. situations       B. suggestions      C. plays            D. plans

40. A. farmers     B. scientists       C. doctors      D. inventors

41. A. helpful          B. harmful          C. careful          D. wonderful

42. A. pumpkin     B. peanut           C. cotton           D. potato

43.A. soil         B. water            C. air              D. weather

44. A. seen        B. looked      C. found            D. called

45. A. time        B. year             C. age              D. season

　　Jim Green has been in China for more than two years. He has been to many interesting　 31 in Beijing, but he has not yet been to many other parts of 32 . Last week he went to Mount Emei in Sichuan with his 33　 .

　　Many people like to travel by 34 , but the Greens think that travelling by train is the best. It is much 35 and far more enjoyable than a rushed journey by air. They had a wonderful train ride to Chengdu 36 they went on to Mount Emei by bus.

　　The train was quite nice and tidy, and there weren't too many people in 37 sleeping car. The Greens could stand up and 38 around. It was a long journey, 39 none of them felt tired. They kept 40 the beautiful things out of the window. They talked, laughed and played cards. The conductor kept coming to give them hot water and 41　 them newspapers. People nearby 42 with each other. A young man tried to speak English with Mr and Mrs Green. Jim thought the train was like a big moving party. He went to sleep quite 43 . He enjoyed listening to the sound of the running train and then fell asleep.

　　When Jim woke up the next morning, the train was already 44 Chengdu. His train ride seemed really 45 , but his memory (记忆) of the pleasant journey will last long.

31. A. schools　　 　　　 B.　places　　 　　　　　 C.　villages　　 　　　 D.　cities

32. A. England　　 　　 B. America　　 　　 C. China　　　 　　　　 D.　the world

33. A. friends　　 　　 B.　classmates 　　　 C. father　　　 　　　　　 D.　family

34. A. air　　　　 　　　 B.　bus　　　 　　　　 C.　train　　　　 　　　　 D.　ship

35. A. cheaper　 　　　 B.　dearer　　 　　　　 C.　dirtier　　　 　　　　 D.　quicker

36. A. before　　 　　 B.　when　　 　　　　 C.　after　　　　 　　　　 D.　while

37. A. my　　　　 　　 B.　your　　　 　　　　 C. our　　　　　 　　　　　 D.　their

38. A. sit　　　　　 　　　 B.　walk　　　 　　　　 C.　run　　　　　 　　 D. dance

39. A. and　　　　 　　 B. so　　　　 　　　　 C.　also　　　　 　　　　 D.　but

40. A. looking　　 　　　 B.　drawing　 　　　　 C.　watching　　　 　　 D.　getting

41. A. reading　　 　　　 B.　buying　 　　　　 C.　selling　　　　 　　　 D.　writing

42. A. talked　　　 　　　 B. spoke　　 　　　　 C.　told　　　　　 　　　 D.　said

43. A. early　　　　 　　 B.　late　　　 　　　　　 C.　easily　　　　 　　　 D. hard

44. A. beside　　　 　　　 B. to　　　　 　　　　 C.　past　　　　　 　　　 D.　near

45. A. quick　　　　 　　　 B.　slow　　　 　　 　 C. short　　　　　 　　　 D.　Long

An interesting thing happened to me last Sunday. The sunshine was 31 beautiful that I decided to drive in the country. 32 my way home, my car stopped. I was out of gasoline(汽油) on a road away from a town. I decided to 　33 along the road until I found someone who could sell me some gasoline.

I had walked almost a long way before I finally found a big 34 near the road. I was 　 35 to see it because it was getting dark.I knocked on the door and a small old lady with long white hair answered. She 　36 , “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Come in, please. I got 37 ready for you.”

“But I’ve come here only for some gasoline.” I answered. I didn’t know 　38 she was talking about. I didn’t understand her.

“Oh, Tony! Gasoline? You used to love tea.”

I quickly explained that my car was out of gasoline, 39 she didn’t seem to hear me. She just kept calling me Tony and talking about how 40 it had been since she had seen me. She was talking so strangely that I wanted to 41 . As soon as she went to get the tea, I went out of the house as 　42 as possible.

I was so happy when I saw 　43　 house by the road. I was able to get some gasoline. When I told the man about the old lady, he said, “Oh, that’s Helen. She lives all by herself in that big house. She’s 44 , but she wouldn’t hurt anyone. She is still waiting for the man whom she was going to marry(结婚) twenty-five years ago. The man was named Tony. The day before they married, he went away and 　45 came back.’’ I understood!

(　 ) 31.A.so　　　　　 B. such　　　　 C. very　　　 D. too

(　 ) 32.A.On　　　　 B In　　　　　 C. By　　　　 D. Over

(　 ) 33.A.drive　　　 B. walk　　　　 C. ride　　　 D. climb

(　 ) 34.A. house　　　 B. tree　　　　 C. hospital　　 D. car

(　 ) 35.A.sad　　　　 B. angry　　　　 C. happy　　 D. surprised

(　 ) 36.A. said　　　 B. speak　　　　 C. asked　　 D. talk

(　 ) 37.A. gasoline　　 B. milk　　　　 C. tea　　　 D. water

(　 ) 38.A.that　　　　 B. who　　　　 C. when　　　 D. what

(　 ) 39.A.or　　　　 B. then　　　　 C. but　　　　 D. later

(　 ) 40.A. long　　　 B. far　　　　　 C. often　　　 D. much

(　 ) 41.A.stay　　　　 B. leave　　　　 C. sit down　 D. have a rest

(　 ) 42.A. quietly　　 B. quickly　　　 C. early　　　 D. slowly

(　 ) 43.A.others　　　 B. the other　　 C. else　　 　 D. another

(　 ) 44.A. kind　　　 B. warm-hearted C. strange　　 D. friendly

(　 ) 45.A. often　　　 B. usually　　　 C. never　　 D. sometimes

  I have tried many ways to be ___31___ . I don’t wear a sweater when I ___32___, and two days ago I walked in the ___33___ without my shoes. But so far nothing ___34___. Debbie once told me about a boy in her class who liked ___35___ school. He would rub the end of the thermometer until it went ___36___ to 39℃.Then he’d put it in his mouth and his mother would think he was ___37___ ill.

  This morning I tried doing that but it ___38___ went above 35℃ and I rubbed it for ten ___39___. So I held the thermometer ___40___ the light on my desk and it went up to 40℃. I thought I should put it in my mouth and walk down-stairs like that. ___41___ my mother would take it out and she should be ___42___ when she saw that I was rather ill.

  The only trouble was that I didn’t know the thermometer would be so ___43___. As soon as I put it into my mouth. I burnt my tongue! I spit the thermometer out. It fell ___44___ the floor but it ___45___.

31.A. well               B. fine               C. ill               D. bad

32.A. could              B. should            C. must             D. might

33.A. water              B. rain               C. sun              D. wind

34.A. happens            B. happened          C. will happen       D. has happened

35.A. being away from     B. leaving            C. staying at         D. being out of

36.A. on                B. down              C. up               D. off

37.A. really              B. real               C. bad              D. worse

38.A. can’t               B. not               C. never             D. didn’t

39.A. seconds            B. hours              C. minutes           D. moments

40.A. nexts              B.near to              C. next             D. next to

41.A. when              B. Then               C. So               D. If

42.A. worried            B. surprised            C. happy            D. frightened

43.A. cold               B. hot                C. warm             D. cool

44.A. off                B. down               C. to                D. on

45.A. didn’t break         B. broke              C. wasn’t broken       D. was broken